Category: Novel Floating Ideas

Article Date: January 23, 2026 In their 2026 article “Rethinking and comprehensive planning of the floating city concept,” published in Communications Earth & Environment, Carlo Ruzzo, Maria Luisa Cacurri, and Felice Arena propose a paradigm shift toward fully independent “satellite” floating cities. Rather than treating floating structures merely as modular extensions…

Article Date: June 3, 2026 The article reports that the Trump administration plans to scale back, or “descope,” the Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI), a $368 million ocean-monitoring network that has operated for more than a decade and provides important data on ocean systems, climate change, marine biodiversity, and ocean health.  According to the…

Article Date: April 13, 2026 The article reports on a new project in Portsmouth to deploy specially designed floating wetlands in coastal waters to restore lost marine habitats. The project, led by the University of Portsmouth in partnership with Southern Water, will use floating rafts planted with saltmarsh species in areas where natural habitats have been replaced…

Article Date: March, 2026 The report, “Biodiversity at the WindFloat Atlantic Project – Floating Offshore Wind Farm, Viana do Castelo, Portugal,” is a non-technical summary of biodiversity monitoring at the 25 MW WindFloat Atlantic floating offshore wind farm, located about 18 km off northern Portugal in water depths of roughly 95-100 meters. The project has three floating…

Article Date: June 02, 2026 The article examines why the Freedom Ship, a proposed mile-long floating city, and other similar “seasteading” or floating-city projects have repeatedly failed to become reality. The concept envisions a self-contained ocean metropolis with housing, schools, hospitals, shops, parks, entertainment venues, and space for tens of thousands…

Article Date: May 30, 2026 The article reports that a new exhibition, “2050 Maritime Capital Busan: Beyond the Waves, Into the Future,” opened at the Busan Modern and Contemporary History Museum’s Vault Gallery. It runs from May 29 to September 27, 2026, and marks the 150th anniversary of the opening of Busan Port.  The…

Article Date: May 14, 2026 The article summarizes new research from Sapienza University of Rome on the technical potential of offshore floating solar PV in Italy. Using a geospatial multi-criteria assessment model, the researchers found that deploying floating PV on only about 2% of Italy’s technically feasible offshore solar area could theoretically generate…

Article Date: May 20, 2026 DNV announced two new standards designed to improve the safety, reliability, and long-term performance of floating solar photovoltaic systems as the sector grows globally. The new standards are DNV-ST-C108, covering structural design of floats, and DNV-ST-E309, covering station keeping and mooring systems. They complement DNV-RP-0584, DNV’s recommended practice for floating…

Article Date: May 20, 2026 The article reports that China Three Gorges Corporation has installed the Three Gorges Pilot, described as the world’s largest single-unit floating offshore wind turbine, off Yangjiang in Guangdong province. The 16 MW turbine is mounted on a semisubmersible floating platform for deep-water locations where fixed-bottom foundations…

Article Date: May 5, 2026 The article reports that Panthalassa, a Portland-based ocean technology and renewable energy startup, raised $140 million in Series B funding led by Peter Thiel, co-founder of Palantir and former PayPal CEO. The money will help complete a pilot manufacturing facility in Oregon and support development of Panthalassa’s Ocean-3 offshore…